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Word: Transvestite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from German Transvestit, from Latin trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tranzˈvɛstʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
trɑːnzˈvɛstʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who dresses in clothes primarily associated with the other sex (typically used of a man).
Short Definition:person who dresses in clothes of other sex
Word: Transvestite
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tranzˈvɛstʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
trɑːnzˈvɛstʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
wearing clothes associated primarily with the other sex.
Short Definition:wearing clothes of other sex
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